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The Unschool Space#87 From organic fruit farming to worldschooling, with Irene Genelin in Minnesota, USMy guest today is Irene Genelin from Minnesota. Irene and her husband used to have an organic fruit farm, but sold that a few years ago to travel almost full time with their daughter, who is now 10. We talk about how they came to that decision, how they organise their travels and what community looks like on the road. As well as what learning looks like for their daughter and the kinds of things that come up that still require some unravelling. Here's a link to the episode of Irene's podcast that she mentions.2025-07-0843 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 12 - Asha Mevlana NiedermanIn this episode I talk with Asha, a fellow traveling village member and a single mother by choice to Kheff, who is almost two years old. I appreciate her alternative lifestyle and hope you will enjoy listening to our conversation about traveling, worldschooling, and her touring life with the Trans Siberian Orchestra.
Instagram Page:
https://www.instagram.com/ashamevlana/
Traveling Village Project:https://travelingvillage.com/2024-03-3024 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 11 - Giuseppe FunicelloThis episode is a conversation with Giuseppe Funicello, an Italian friend who is traveling with us on the Traveling Village Project. He has been slow traveling with his wife, Barbara, and their four year old son, Jacopo. I love his voice and Italian accent. I hope you enjoy this conversation.
Famiglia Slow Travel Instagram Page:https://www.instagram.com/famigliaslowtravel/
Traveling Village Project:
https://travelingvillage.com/
2024-03-1950 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 10 - Ani CotterIn this episode, my daughter, Ani Cotter, age 9, and I chat about her perspective of our Worldschooling life.
Music intro and outro titled Forest Lullaby by Lesfm2024-02-1421 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 9 - Jessica, Alex, and Max McGuigan HowardIn this episode I talk with Jessica and her two sons, Alex and Max, ages 12 and 9. They have a home base in Oregon and take trips together as a family all over the world. I hope you enjoy our conversation, and hearing the perspective of worldschooling from Alex and Max.
We talked about the following websites during the show:
Worldschooling Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4778233706
People Like Us Home Exchange: https://peoplelikeus.world/en
Cover photo from Jessica. She said MO...2023-12-0732 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 8 - Trace OwensMy guest is Trace Owens. He and his wife, Ashley, and their 9 year old daughter, Erin started traveling around North America in their RV in August 2019. They left the US in March of 2022 and have been worldschooling since. In this episode you will hear the Owens’ story of how they started worldschooling, how they educate Erin, a top 10 moment, a low moment of their travels, and the work Trace does to allow them to worldschool.
In the show I mention the following organizations:
The Traveling Village Project
https://travelingvillage.com/
2023-12-0228 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 7 - Finances and Budgeting with Andy CotterIn this episode I talk with my husband and life partner, Andy Cotter, about how we are able to live this lifestyle of Worldschooling, and explain how we budget our money to be able to sleep better at night.
Our budget categories are:
Activities
Auto: Fuel
Auto: Insurance
Auto: Maintenance
Charity
Education
Lodging
MealsMedical
Misc
Personal: Andy
Personal: Ani
Personal: Irene
Personal: Other
Savings
...2023-11-2628 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 6 - AirBNB Conversation with Andy CotterIn this episode I have my husband and life partner, Andy Cotter, on to discuss our experience using AirBNB. We share how we use the platform to get the best experience and how we contact our hosts to ask questions and sometime arrange meeting up. I share one of my top 10 life moments which came from staying with an excellent host in Croatia.
If you enjoyed this episode or want to suggest future topics that we cover, please email me at: TheWorldschoolingSpace@gmail.com
2023-09-0926 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 5 - Nikolaj Astrup MadsenNikolaj Astrup Madsen is a new friend of mine that I met through the Traveling Village Project. We will be embarking on this trip together with 21 families in total in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan starting in January 2024.
Nikolaj is from Denmark and has a home base there with his wife, Michelle and their two children. I enjoyed speaking with Nikolaj about his experiences traveling around the world with his work and wife, which they did even before having children.
We cover the following questions:
How would you d...2023-06-2334 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 4 - Ivana PetersonIvana Petersen is a new friend of mine that I met through the Traveling Village Project https://travelingvillage.com/. We will be embarking on this trip together with 21 families in total in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan starting in January 2024.
Ivana is from Croatia, her husband is from Denmark. They lived together in Denmark for many years before starting their worldschooling journey a few years ago. They have three children. We cover the following questions:
How would you define World Schooling?
What is the story behind why you started world schooling?
How lo...2023-06-2229 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 3 - Kiran PathakotaKiran Pathakota is a new friend of mine that I met through the Traveling Village Project https://travelingvillage.com/. We will be embarking on this trip together with 21 families in total in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan starting in January 2024.
Kiran has been traveling since September 2022 with his wife, Nritya, and their 1 year old, Sakshi. Our interview takes place while Kiran is slow traveling in Antigua, Guatemala. We cover the following questions:
What is the story behind why you started world schooling?
How would you define World Schooling?
How long have yo...2023-05-3040 min
The Worldschooling SpaceEpisode 2 - Stacey SellarStacey Sellar and I met in Sintra, Portugal in January 2022. Originally from California, she has been traveling the world with her two sons and Scottish husband for the past several years. Listen in as we cover the following questions:
How would you define World Schooling?
What is the story behind why you started world schooling?
How long have you been traveling?
Do you have a home base?
What do you do for education?
What do you do to finance your travels?
What h...2023-05-2048 min
The Worldschooling SpaceThe Worldschooling Space Episode 1 - IreneIn this first episode, Irene shares how she came to worldschooling, and answers some of the questions she will ask future guests living the worldschooling lifestyle. A few of the questions are: "What is your definition of worldschooling? How did you come to worldschool? How do you finance this lifestyle? What do you do for education?"
Music titled Forest Lullaby by Lesfm
2023-05-0509 min